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The  Commission  for  Relief 
in  Belgium 

71  Broadway,  New  York 

Official  Clearing-House  for  the  Relief 

in  Belgium 


LINDON  W.  BATES. 

Vice-  Chairman. 

ROBERT  D.  McCARTER. 

Honorary  Secretary,^ 


General  Instructions 

For  Making  Contributions  of  Food,  Clothing 

and  Money 


THIRD  EDITION 


See  Index  on  Following  Page 


Issued  January  1st,  1913 

Revised  to  March  1st,  1915 


r.  134-^248 


Index 


Agreements  with  Belligerent  Countries   3 

American  Executive  Committee   5 

Assembly  Depots  (see  map  page  12)    16 

Auditors  and   Accountants   4 

Bankers    4 

Chairmen    4 

Classification  of  Freight   14 

Contributions  of  Qothes   3 

Contributions  of  Food  ,   6 

Contributions  of  Money   6 

Counsel    4 

Distribution  of  Food  in  Belgium   3 

Executive  Committees    4 

Express  Charges    10 

Express  Instruction    9 

Exports  (see  special  instructions  for  terminal  ports)  20 

Foodstuffs  (How  Obtained)   3 

Food  Most  Needed   6 

Foods  to  Buy  for  Belgium   6 

Forwarding  Agents    16 

Free  Transportation   8-9  and  22 

Freight  Charges    14 

Grain  Shipment   22 

Guardianship  of  Food   3 

Honorary  Secretaries    *  4 

Ideal  Food  Box    23 

Inland  Concentrating  Points   18 

Map   12-13 

Marking  for  Shipping — 

Parcel  Post   8 

Express    9 

Ports  ^   20 

Members    4 

Money  Contribution  3-6 

Neutrality  of  Commission   3 

Officers   4 

Placing  Postage  Stamps    8 

Postoffice  Instruction   8 

Prepaying  Parcel  Post   8 

Purpose  of  Commission..   3 

Refund  of  Postage  8-15 

Release  of  Liability   15 

Return  of  Express  Charges   9 

Routing  to  Seaboard   14 

Shipping  to  Ports    20 

State  Assembling  Depots    16 

State  Committee  Executive    5 

Storage    14 

Storage  Charges    14 

Tags   8 

Terminal  Ports   .20 

United  States  Parcel  Post  Instruction   8 

Use  of  Letter  R   8 

Vice-Chairman   4 

Woman's  Section  Back  cover 

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The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium 

EXECUTIVE  OFFICES 
71  Broadway,  New  York 

Tel.  Rector  8125 

This  Commission  concerns  the  governments  of  seven  countries.  It  was 
created  to  carry  out  an  agreement  entered  into  between  the  various  belli- 
gerent forces,  providing  for  the  import  of  foodstuffs  to  the  civil  population 
in  Belgium.  It  conducts  its  affairs  under  numerous  diplomatic,  naval  and 
military  conventions. 

This  Commission  is  entirely  neutral.  Its  working  members  are  drawn 
from  the  business  communities  in  the  United  States,  England  and  Belgium. 
It  has  offices  in  London,  New  York,  Rotterdam  and  Brussels. 

The  Commission  works  in  co-operation  with  the  Comite  National  de 
Secours  et  d'Alimentation,  whose  headquarters  are  in  Brussels,  with 
branches  throughout  Belgium.  These  branches  usually  embrace  the  local 
officials.  The  Comite  in  Brussels,  in  co-operation  with  American  officers 
of  this  Commission,  attend  to  the  entire  distribution  of  food  to  the  people. 

The  functions  of  the  Commission  are  as  follows: 

1.  To  secure  foodstuffs  from  any  quarter.  Supplies  are  being  pro- 
cured by: 

(a)  .    Various  independent  organizations  and  committees  in  all  parts 

of  the  world; 

(b)  .    Committees  appoii^ted  by  this  Commission; 

(c)  .    Direct  contribution  from  firms  and  individuals; 

(d)  .    Purchases  by  this  Commission. 

2.  To  provide  transportation  from  any  centre  in  the  world  into  Bel- 
gium. The  Commission  has  ships  en  route  to  and  from  the  United  States, 
India,  Canada,  etc.  The  shipping  is  managed  entirely  free  of  charge  by 
Messrs.  Birt,  Potter  &  Hughes,  Ltd.,  and  Messrs.  Trinder,  Anderson  &  Co., 
of  London,  and  Messrs.  Norton,  Lilly  «&  Co.,  of  New  York. 

3.  Tlie  Commission  undertakes  the  guardianshin  of  the  foodstuffs 
from  molestation  throughout  the  belligerent  area.  The  supplies  are  issued 
from  the  principal  and  branch  stations  of  the  Commission  in  Belgium  into 
the  hands  of  the  "Comite  National  de  Secours  et  d'Alimentation"  for  detailed 
distribution. 

It  will  be  understood  that  the  task  of  provisioning  over  seven  million 
people  for  a  period  of  many  months,  requiring  the  despatch  of  a  shipload 
of  food  every  other  day,  constitutes  the  largest  commissary  undertaking 
that  the  world  has  ever  seen  and  demands  the  closest  co-operation.  It 
concerns  a  country  where  war  is  in  progress,  and  most  stringent  conditions 
are  imposed  by  the  various  governments. 

This  booklet  outlines  the  primary  basis  for  nation-wide  co-operation 
in  this  great  work.  A  close  adhesion  to  its  instructions  is  indispensable 
to  the  effective  assembling  and  handling  of  shipments. 

The  Commission  desires  more  particularly  non-perishable  foodstuffs, 
new  blankets  and  new  clothes.  From  the  States  not  as  yet  officially  organ- 
ized and  represented  by  a  recognized  committee,  it  desires  contributions  of 
either  foodstuffs  or  money  by  check  or  postoffice  order.  It  applies  100%  of 
such  donations  to  the  purchases  of  food,  preferably  in  the  States  where 
donated,  if  obtainable  at  advantageous  cost. 

'    LINDON  W.  BATES, 
ROBERT  D.  McCARTER,  Vice-Chairman. 
Hon.  Secretary. 


The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium 


COMPRISING 

AMKlllCAN  COMMISSION  FOR  RELIEF  IN  BELGIUM.' 
SPANISH  COMMISSION  FOR  RELIEF  IN  BELGIUM. 
ITALIAN  COMMISSION  FOR  RELIEF  IN  BELGIUM. 
COMITE,  NATIONAL  DE  SECOURS  ET  D'ALIMENTATION. 

Honorary  Chairmen. 
KIS  EXCELLENCY  SENOR  DON  ALFONSO  MERRY  DEL 
VAL  Y  ZULUETA,  The  Spanish  Ambassador  in  London. 

HIS  EXCELLENCY  BRAND  WlilTLOCK, 
The  American  Minister  in  Brussels. 

HIS  EXCELLENCY  HENRY  VAN  DYKE, 
The  American  Minister  in  The  Ilarjue. 

HIS  EXCELLENCY  WALTER  HINES  PAGE, 
The  American  Arhbassadnr  in  London. 

HIS  EXCELLENCY  JAMKS  GERARD, 
The  American  Ambassador  in  Berlin. 

HIS  EXCELLENCY  LE  M'ARQUIS  DE  VILLALOBAR, 
The  Spanish  Minister  in  Brussels. 

HIS  EXCELLENCY  WILLIAM  G.  SHARP, 

The  American  Ambassador  in  Paris. 


Ch  airman. 
HERBERT  C.  HOOVER. 

Vice-Chairmen. 
•SENOR  DON  JOSE  CONGOSTO,  London. 
DANIEL  HEINEMAN,  Brussels. 
COLONEL  MILLARD  HUNSIKER,  London. 
LINDON  WALLACE  BATES,  New  York. 

Honorary  Secretaries. 
MILLARD  SHALER,  London. 
WILLIAM  HULSE,  Brussels. 
SENOR  DON  JOSE  ROURA,  London. 
ROBERT  D.  McCARTER,  New  York. 

Executive  Cominittee. 

London — 

COLONEL  MILLARD  HUNSIKER. 
EDGAR  RICKARD. 
EDGAR  SENGIER. 
MILLARD  SEALER. 
JOHN  BEAVER  WHITE. 
CLARENCE  GRAFF. 

Brussels — 

DANIEL  HEINEMAN. 
WILLIAM  HULSE. 
HUGH  S.  GIBSON. 
JARVIS  E.  BELL. 

Rotterdam — 

CAPTAIN  J.  V.  LUCEY. 
MARSHALL  L\NGTIORNE. 

Rome — 

CELASIO  CAETANL 


American  Executive  Committee. 
71  Broadway,  New  York. 

LINDON  W.  BATES,  Vice-Chairman. 
ROBERT  D.  McCARTER,  Hon.  Secretary. 
HERBERT  R.  ELDRIDGE. 
WILLIAM  EDWIN  HALL. 

Members. 

BEN  S.  ALLEN.  London. 

D.  S.  CHAMBERLAIN,  Des  Moines. 

W.  H.  CROCKER,  San  Francisco. 

J.  W.  DICKSON,  London. 

SENOR  DON  ALFONSO  DE  ZULUETA, 

WM.  E.  EDGAR.  Minneapolis. 

HERBERT  R.  ELDRIDGE,  New  York. 
■^ALEXANDER  HEINGARTNER,  Liegb. 
*C.  B.  HURST,  Antwerp. 
AVILL  IRWIN,  New  York. 

SENOR  DON  NICASIO  JAURALDE. 
"HENRY  A.  JOHNSON,  Ostende. 
*S0REN  LISTOE,  Rotterdam. 

GENERAL  ARSENE  PERRILLIAT,  New  Orlhahs.. 

W^  ROSCOE  STUBBS,  Lawrence,  Kan. 
*ROBERT  P.  SKINNER,  London. 
•J.  A.  VAN  HEE,  Ghent. 
♦ETHELBERT  WATTS,  Brussels. 

THEODORE  B.  WILCOX,  Portland. 
*SENOR  FRANCISCO  YEBRA,  Antwerp. 

C.  A.  YOUNG,  Rotterdam. 
*  American  or  Spanish  Consul. 

Auditors  and  Accountants. 
DELOITTE,  BLENDER,  GRIFFITHS  &  C0.» 
New  York  and  London. 

Bankers. 
NATIONAL  CITY  BANK, 
55  Wall  Street,  New  York. 
GUARANTY  TRUST  COMPANY. 
140  Broadway,  New  York. 

C^lirispl . 

WILLIAM  EDWIN  HALL, 

27  WiLHA.M  Street.  New  Vokk. 

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STATE  COMMITTEE  EXECUTIVES 

Alabama^—   

Arizona — 

Arkansas — J.  S.  Pollack,  Little  Rock,  Ark. 

California — W.  H.  Crocker,  San  Francisco  Chamber  of  Commerce,  C.  F. 

Colorado —  [Michael,  San  Francisco. 

Connecticut — Anson  T.  McCook,  50  State  Street,  Hartford. 

Delaware — David  T.  Marvel,  Dupont  Building,  Wilmington. 

District  of  Columbia — Capt.  E.  J.  Dorn,  U.S.N.,  425  Eleventh  St.,  Washington. 

Florida — ■ 

Georgia — Georgia  Committee  of  The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium. 

[513  Opera  House  Building,  Atlanta. 
Idaho — Stanley  Easton,  Kellogg,  Idaho. 

Illinois — William   J.    Chalmers,    Edison   Building,    Chicago.       Everett  L. 

Millard,   69  Washington  St.,  Chicago.     Arthur  T.  Aldis,  Monadnock 

Block,  Chicago. 
Indiana — 

Iowa — D.  S.  Chamberlain,  Des  Moines. 
Kansas — Hon.  W.  R.  Stubbs,  Topeka. 
Kentucky — 

Louisiana- — Gen.  Arsene  Perrilliat,  4  22  Hibernia  Building,  New  Orleans. 
Maine — C.  S.  Hichborn,  Augusta. 

Maryland — Miss  Mary  B.  Shearer,  Sec'y,  905  North  Charles  St.,  Baltimore. 
Massachusetts — Charles  S.  Rackemann,  Sec'y,  75  Ames  Building,  Boston. 
Michigan —  [Redington  Fiske,  4  26  Boylston  St.,  Boston 

Minnesota — E.  P.  Well,  43  2  Security  Bank  Building,  Minneapolis. 
Mississippi — 
Missouri — 

Montana — Gov.  H.  B.  Stewart,  Helena. 
Nebraska — J.  E.  Miller,  State  House,  Lincoln. 
Nevada — 

New  Hampshire — General  Frank  S.  Streeter,  Concord. 

New  Jersey — New  Jersey  Division  of  The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium, 
New  Mexico — G.  H.  Van  Stone,  Santa  Fe.  [738  Broad  St.,  Newark. 

New  York- — -The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium,  71  Broadway,  New  York. 
North  Carolina — S.  Westray  Battle,  Ashville. 
North  Dakota — Gov.  L.  B.  Hanna,  Bismarck. 

Ohio — Edward   Drummond   Libbey,   Nicholas   Building,   Toledo.       O.  K. 

Shimansky,  Secretary,  Board  of  Commerce  Building,  Columbus. 
Oklahoma — Gov.  Robert  L.  Williams,  Oklahoma  City. 
Oregon — Samuel  Hill,  Theodore  B.  Wilcox,  Portland. 
Pennsylvania — Albert  Cross,  1524  Chestnut  St.,  Philadelphia. 
Rhode  Island — 

South  Carolina — Bruce  W.  Ravenel,  1401  Palmetto  Building,  Columbia. 
South  Dakota — Gov.  Frank  M.  Byrne,  Pierre. 
Tennessee — 
Texas — 
Utah — 

Vermont — Charles    S.    Rackemann,    Sec'y,    75    Ames    Building,  Boston. 

Redington  Fiske,  426  Boylston  St.,  Boston. 
Virginia — Col.  H.  M.  Boykin,  Richmond. 

Washington — Hon.  Thomas  Burke,  J.  D.  Lowman,  Seattle  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce, Seattle. 
West  Virginia — 

Wisconsin — E.  P.  Arpin,  Grand  Rapids.  A.  D.  Campbell,  Milwaukee. 
Wyoming — 

Hawaii — W.  R.  Castle,  Honolulu. 

See  page  24  for  State  Committee  Executives  of  Woman's  Section 
Where  there  is  no  State  Chairman,  communicate  directly  with  The 
Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium,  71  Broadway,  New  York. 


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Purchasing  Department 


The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium  desires  to  advise  donors  that 
it  has  a  purchasing  department,  the  duties  of  which  are  a  thorough  study 
of  the  markets  of  the  entire  country,  the  procuring  of  bids  from  producers, 
wholesalers,  manufacturers,  etc.,  and  the  purchasing  of  food  supplies  in 
quantities  where  they  can  be  bought  most  advantageously,  freight  charges, 
etc.,  being  considered. 

Our  State  Executives  work  in  close  accord  with  our  purchasing  depart- 
ment in  getting  prices  and  data  in  their  various  states,  and  it  is  the  desire 
of  the  Commission  that  all  donors  feel  free  to  stipulate  the  expenditure 
of  their  cash  contributions  in  their  own  states. 


What  Foods  to  Buy  for  Belgium 

To  Executi'ves  ana  Purchasing  Agents  of  State  Committees,  Branches  of  The 
Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium* 

The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium 

Executive  Department: 
71  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

ACCEPT  AS  A  GIFT  ANY  wholesome  and  non-perishable  food  offered, 
but  BUY,  and  so  far  as  possible  influence  others  to  buy,  only  the  following 
foods,  which  are  arranged  in  order  of  desirability  for  use  in  Belgium: 

Foods  Containing  Maximum  Amount  of  Calories  and  Proteids 
at  Least  Cost 

Wheat,  Whole  Wheat  Flour,  White  Flour,  Corn  (less  than 
17  per  cent,  moisture),  Corn  Flour,  Cornmeal,  Rye,  Barley,  Buck- 
wheat and  their  flours;  Dried  Pea  Beans,  Dried  Peas,  Rolled  or 
Cut  Oats,  Brown  Rice.  ^ 

Foods  Containing  Maximum  Amount  of  Fats  at  Least  Cost 
Pork  Fat  Backs,  Bacon  and  Oleomargarine 

LET  THE  COMMISSION  BUY,  OR  DIRECT  THE  BUYING  of  Co^ 

densed  or  Evaporated  Milk  and  other  Milk  Products.  The  Commission 
buys  large  amounts  from  time  to  time  and  is  in  position  to  claim  the  draw- 
back from  the  U.  S.  Treasury  given  in  respect  to  the  sugar  employed  in 
manufacture  when  the  Condensed  Milk  is  exported. 

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DO  NOT  BUY  canned  vegetables,  fruits,  soups  or  any  canned  goods  or 
potatoes.  These  canned  goods  contain  52  per  cent,  to  90  per  cent,  of  water. 
Potatoes  similarly  contain  78  per  cent,  v/atcr  and  are  difficult  to  transport. 
It  is  obviously  uneconomic  for  us  to  buy  and  pay  overseas  freight  upon 
water. 

'  Our  advice  against  purchasing  canned  goods  and  prepared  foods  with 
donated  funds  is  given  because  the  amount  of  these  classes  of  food  which 
can  be  purchased  for  a  given  amount  of  money  has  not  the  same  nutritive 
value  to  sustain  life  as  if  invested  in  the  list  recommended.  Another  point  of 
consideration  is  that  the  space  taken  up  in  cargo  room  is  more  than  the 
space  required  for  the  primary  foodstuffs.  The  scarcity  of  steamers  and  the 
high  nrice  for  charters  makes  space  important. 

DO  NOT  BUY  any  meat  products  save  those  listed,  which  are  included 
to  give  the  fat  element  necessary  for  a  balanced  diet.  Calories  and  protein 
purchased  as  meat  cost  two  to  eight  times  as  much  as  the  same  quantity  of 
nutriment  bought  as  grain. 

'  DO  NOT  BUY  FISH.  One  thousand  calories  purchased  in  the  form  of 
"Salt  Cod"  at  7c.  a  pound  costs  ten  times  as  much  as  the  same  one  thousand 
calories  purchased  in  the  form  of  "Brown  Rice"  at  ZYzC  a  pound. 

BUY  WHEAT  AND  CORN  IN  BULK  IN  CARLOAD  LOTS,  but  accept 
donations  of  small  lots  in  sacks.  Make  purchases  in  the  largest  quantities 
possible  of  one  sort  of  food  so  as  to  get  bottom  prices. 

Telegraph  collect  to  Purchasing  Department,  The  Commission  for 
Relief  in  Belgium,  71  Broadway,  New  York  City,  N.  Y.,  about  the  desira- 
bility of  purchasing  if  in  doubt  as  to  any  special  food  not  listed  here.  The 
Commission  has  on  its  staff  some  of  the  ablest  food  experts  in  the  country, 
who  will  give  advice  as  to  how  to  make  the  donated  dollars  go  furthest 
and  not  be  economically , wasted. 

LINDON  W.  BATES, 

Vice-Chairman. 

ROBERT  D.  McCARTER, 

Honorary  Secretary. 


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Parcel  Post 


December  1st,  1914. 


Washington,  D.  C. 


Postmaster:  You  are  directed  to  post  this  placard  in  the  lobby  of  your 
postofRce. 

A.  S.  BURLESON, 
Postmaster-General. 

The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium,  headquarters  71  Broadway, 
New  York,  has  undertaken  to  transport  free  of  charge,  from  all  points  in 
the  United  States,  donations  of  food  and  other  suitable  supplies  destined 
for  the  relief  of  the  suffering  non-combatants  in  Belgium.  Since  the  Parcel 
Post  regulations  prevent  the  sending  of  parcels  collect,  this  free  offer  of 
transportation  must  take  the  form  of  a  return  to  the  senders  of  the  money 
spent  in  prepaying  the  postage.  If  you  desire  to  aid  the  millions  of  men, 
women  and  children  now  in  desperate  straits,  enclose  your  donation  in  a 
strong  package  or  box,  and  attach  securely,  addressed  to  our  nearest  inland 
forwarding  agent  (see  list  on  page  16),  a  tag  made  out  as  follows: 


(Front) 


(Back) 


ABC 


STAMPS 


The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium 
Care  of   


Forwardinfj  Ajjcnt. 


City 
State 


(From) 

Name  of  Donor  

Address  

City   .   State .  .  . 

Contents   

Weight   Value  $. 


These  tags  can  be  obtained  by  applying-  to  any  forwarding  agent.  State 
Committee  executive  or  at  the  office  of  The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Bel- 
gium, 71  Broadway,  New  York. 

If  you  wish  to  take  advantage  of  our  offer  to  return  your  postage  add 
on  shipping  tag  in  the  upper  right-hand  corner,  on  the  address  side  of  the 
tag,  the  letter  "R,"  viz.,  |  AB  C  I  R.  If  the  letter  "R"  does  not  appear  we 
will  not  return  postage  paid  by  you,  but  will  apply  same  in  buying  more 
foodstuffs.    Refund  will  not  be  made  if  stamps  are  placed  on  package — 

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THEY  MUST  BE  ON  THE  TAO.  Under  no  circumstances  put  marks  or 
messages  other  than  those  above  given  in  or  on  any  package. 

Because  of  the  disproportionate  expense  it  involves,  the  Commission 
cannot  undertake  to  return  postage  on  parcels  weighing  less  than  twenty 
(20)  pounds. 

The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium, 

71  Broadway,  New  York  City 


Express  Parcels 


Through  the  courtesy  of  the  various  express  companies  The  Commission 
for  Relief  in  Belgium,  71  Broadway,  New  York,  has  arranged  that  any 
contributions  may  be  sent  to  Belgium  without  cost  to  the  donor.  If  you 
desire  to  aid  the  millions  of  non-combatants — men,  women  and  children — 
suffering  and  starving,  simply  deposit  your  donation  in  packages,  extra 
strongly  packed  in  any  express  company's  office,  with  a  tag  attached,  made  up 
as  follows  and  addressed  to  our  nearest  forwarding  agents.  See  list  on 
page  16.) 


(Front) 


(Back) 


ABC 


Charges  Collect  2/3  rate 
The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium 

Care  of   

Forwarding  Agent. 

 ..St. 


City    State. 


(From) 

Name  of  Donor  

Address   

City   

Contents  

Weight  lbs.    Value  $. 


State. 


Put  no  other  marks  or  messages  in  or  on  the  packages.  In  order  that 
we  may  acknowledge  and  follow  up  shipment,  send  on  same  day  to  The 
Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium,  71  Broadway,  New  York  City,  a  post- 

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card  giving  date  of  shipment,  office  where  deposited,  express  company, 
contents,  approximate  value,  and  your  name  and  address. 


LINDON  W.  BATES, 
ROBERT  D.  McCARTER,  Vice-Chairman. 
Hon.  Secretary. 


TO  THE  AGENT: 

Packages  described  above  will  be  accepted  by  you  and  billed  collect 
at  two-thirds  of  the  regular  charge  to  the  forwarding  agent  at  the  point 
nearest  to  your  office,  where  the  shipments  are  to  be  assembled  for  forward- 
ing by  freight. 


Adams  Express  Co., 
American  Express  Co., 
Wells-Fargo  Express  Co., 


Southern  Express  Co., 
Great  Northern  Express  Co., 
Northern  Express  Co. 


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Acceptance  and  Routing  of  Donations  and 
Payment  of  Inland  and  Coastwise  Freight 


The  Commission  for  Re-ief  in  Belgium 

Executive  Depa  Iment 
71  Broadway,  New  York 


The  Commission  has  perfected  arrangements  for  one  hundred  inland 
assembling  depots  as  indicated  on  map  (see  page  12),  thus  giving  facilities 
in  each  State  for  bringing  together  packages  by  parcel  post,  express  and 
small  (less  than  carload)  lots,  and  their  consolidation  and  re-shipment  in 
carload  lots  to  the  most  desirable  seaport  to  connect  with  chartered  vessels. 

Its  one  hundred  State  assembling  depots,  its  fourteen  terminal  sea- 
board facilities,  its  free  transport  over  land  and  sea;  its  free  insurance,  its 
free  service  in  every  proper  and  necessary  way  are  accorded  primarily  to 
each  State  Branch  of  the  Commission  or  to  each  State  Committee,  which  the 
Commission  has  founded  or  recognized;  also  to  every  institution,  organiza- 
tion, or  individual  that  has  something  helpful  to  give  in  food  or  money,  and 
who  co-operates  directly  with  it.  It  is  therefore  best  that  each  State  Com- 
mittee and  all  interested  in  the  work  of  feeding  Belgium  utilize  the  facilities 
freely  given  by  the  Commission. 

Donations  from  these  inland  assembling  depots  will  be  dispatched  to 
the  required  seaboard  port  as  directed  by  the  Executive  Office,  71  Broadway, 
New  York. 

The  Commission  has  steamers  leaving  from  fourteen  different  United  • 
States  Ports.  In  order  to  promote  the  harmonious  working  of  the  system 
it  has  now  established,  and  to  advantageously  route  freight  to  seaboard  and 
send  it  where  ships  at  different  ports  require  cargo,  the  Commission  will 
furnish  free  land  to  seaboard  transportation  on  such  donations  of  non-perish- 
able foodstuffs,  clothing,  blankets,  etc.,  as  are: 

1st.  Given  to  the  Custody  of  its  recognized  Branch  or  State  Com- 
mittee at  its  official  depot. 

2nd.  Delivered  or  sent  to  one  of  the  many  assembling  depots  mentioned 
in  the  schedule  herewith. 

3rd.  Consigned  direct  to  the  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium  from 
the  point  of  origin;  that  is,  the  railway,  coastwise  steamer,  ex- 
press or  parcel  post  stations  where  the  shipment  starts. 


ROBERT  D.  McCARTER, 

Honorary  Secretary. 

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LINDON  W.  BATES, 

Vice-Chairman. 


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State  Assembling  Depots 


Inland  Concentratiiij^^  roiiits.    Assembling  Depots. 

In  every  State  one  or  more  concentratig  depots,  in  charge  of  an  efficient 
forwarding  agent,  have  been  established  by  the  Commission.  At  such  depots 
express,  parcel  post  and  small  freight  shipments  donated  locally  will  be 
made  into  carload  lots  for  shipment  to  the  seaboard  terminal.  The  list  of 
these  concentrating  points  and  forwarding  agents  is  shown  on  page  18. 

Authorized  Forwarding;'  Agents.  Storage. 

1.  Forwarding  agents  at  concentrating  depots  will  store  shipments 
coming  in,  advising  The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium,  71  Broadway, 
New  York  City,  by  telegraph  collect,  also  his  State  committee  executive, 
when  each  carload  is  nearly  made  up,  so  that  it  may  be  immediately  dealt 
with. 

Routing  to  Seaboard. 

2.  The  State  Committee  Executive  will  advise  routing  of  such  car 
lots,  but  only  after  consulting  with  the  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium, 
71  Broadway,  New  York  City,  in  order  to  obtain  route,  cheapest  rate  and 
desired  port. 


Freight  and  Express  Charges. 

3.  Forwarding  agents  on  receipt  of  goods  will  O.  K.  the  freight  or  ex- 
press charges,  returning  the  bill  to  the  carrier,  who  will  collect  payment  in 
New  York  on  presentation  of  the  bill  with  the  O.  K.  of  the  shipping  agent. 


Reports  to  New  York. 

4.  Forwarding  agents  will  send  to  The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Bel- 
gium, 71  Broadway,  New  York  City,  a  weekly  report  on  "Package  Receipt 
Form"  as  follows: 

Consignor  Address  Contents  Weight  Charg^* 

Storage  Charges. 

5.  Forwarding  agents,  where  their  services  are  not  donated,  will  send  a 
bill  for  their  services  when  each  carload  goes  forward. 


Classification. 

6.  Forwarding  agents,  ^f  the  bulk  of  shipments  warrants,  will  so 
segregate  the  different  classes  of  goods  that  the  lowest  freight  classification 
is  secured. 

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Release  of  Liability. 


7.  Forwarding  agents  are  authorized  in  cases  where  carrier  donates 
free  transportation  to  sign  release  to  railroad  of  carrier's  liability.  ^ 

Return  of  Stamps. 

8.  Donors  sending  their  contributions  by  parcel  post  must,  under 
the  postal  regulations,  prepay  the  chargers.  The  Commission  will,  however, 
return  the  sums  spent  for  stamps  where  ths  donors  use  a  tag  made  out  in 
the  prescribed  way  on  page  8. 

Parcel  Post  Tags. 

Forwarding  agents  where  parcel  post  packages  are  received  will  detach 
the  tag  with  stamps  on  it  and  send  it  to  The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Bel- 
gium, 71  Broadway,  New  York,  with  the  "Package  Receipt"  report  on  which 
receipt  is  scheduled.  When  stamps  are  pasted  upon  the  covering  of  parcel 
post  packages  do  not  send  us  stamps  for  refund.  Send  only  detached  tags 
made  up  as  on  page  8  marked  with  the  letter  R. 


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State  Assembling  Depots 

FORWARDING  AGENTS 

Authorized  to  receive  parcel  post,  express  and  small  freight  shipments 
to  be  made  into  carload  lots  for  shipment  to  seaboard: 

Alabama — Magnolia  Compress  &  Warehouse  Co  Mobile 

Warrant  Warehouse  Co  Birmingham 

Arizona — Pioneer   Transfer   Co  Phoenix 

Arkansas — Terminal  Warehouse  Co  Little  Rock 

California — Shattuck  &  Nimmo   Warehouse  Co  Los  Angeles 

Haslett  Warehouse  Co  San  Francisco 

Colorado — Benedict  Warehouse  &  Transfer  Co  Denver 

Connecticut — H.  T.  Smith  Express  Co  Meriden 

A.  Brazos  &  Sons,  Inc  Middletown 

Bill  Bros.  Co  Hartford 

Delaware — Chas.  Warner  Co  Wilmington 

District  of  Columbia — Littlefield,  Alvord  &  Co  Washington 

Florida — Wiesenfeld  Warehouse  Co  Jacksonville 

Georgia — Belgium  Relief  Committee,  Warehouse  14  Houston  St.  ..  .Atlanta 

Idaho — Peasley  Transfer  &  Storage  Co  Boise 

Illinois — Sibley  Warehouse  &  Storage  Co  Chicago 

Glynn's  Fireproof  Storage  Cairo 

Indiana — Tripp  Warehouse  Co  Ind  anap  lis 

Iowa — Merchants   Transfer  &  Storage  Co  Des  Moines 

Ewert  &  Richter  Express  &  Storage  Co  Davenport 

Morningside  Dray  &  Auto  Co  Sioux  City 

Calders  Van  &  Storage  Co  Cedar  Rapids 

Kansas — City  Transfer  &  Storage  Co  Hutchinson 

Bryan  Transfer  &  Storage  Co  Wichita 

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Kentucky—  Kelly  Storage  &  Distributing  Co  Lexington 

Crutcher  Bros.  Co..  124  East  Main  Street  Louisville 

Louisiana — Arsene  Perrilliat.  Press  Street  Landing  New  Orleans 

Maine — Henry  McLaughlin  &  Co  Bangor 

Maryland — Terminal  Shipping  Company,  50  5-507  Keyser  Building .  Baltimore 
B.  R.  F.  Election  House,  Division  Street  Salisbury 

Massachusetts — New  England  Belgian  Relief  Fund  4  2  6  Boylston  St.  .Boston 

Taunton  Teaming  Co  Taunton 

Bay  State  Storage  &  Warehouse  Co  Springfield 

Michigan — Central  Warehouse  Co  Saginaw 

Grand  Rapids  Association  of  Commerce  Grand  Rapids 

Minnesota — Boyd  Transfer  &  Storage  Co  Minneapolis 

Mississippi — Hattlesburg  Furniture  Co  Hattiesburg 

Missouri — Goddard  Grocery  Co.,  413  S.mth  7th  St  St.  Louis 

Springfield.  Warehouse  &  Transfer  Co  Springfield 

Adams  Transfer  &  Storage  Co  Kansas  City 

Montana — Jones  Transfer  Co  Butte 

Foster-Baker  Transfer  &  Storage  Co  Billings 

Nebraska — Omaha  Van  &  Storage  Co.,  806  S.  16th  St  Omaha 

Carter  Transfer  &  Storage  Co  Lincoln 

Nevada — Nevada  Transfer  Co  Reno 

New  Hampsliire — Wood  Bros  Portsmou'h 

New  Jersey — Walter  H.  Rickey,  23  W.  State  St  Trenton 

New  Mexico — Springer  Transfer  Co  Albuquerque 

New  York — The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium  Bush.  Ter.  S.  B'kyn,  N.  Y, 

Security  Storage  &  Warehouse  Co  Albany 

Buffalo  Storage  &  Carting  Co  Buffalo 

Flagg  Storage  Warehouse  Co  Syracuse 

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North  Carolina — Asneville  Transfer  &  Storage  Co  Asheville 

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North  Dakota — Union  Transfer  Co  Fargo 

J.  B.  Reed  Storage  &  Transfer  Co  Minot 

Ohio — Buckeye  Transfer  &  Storage  Co  Columbus 

B.  &  O.  S.  W.  Warehouse  Co  Cincinnati 

General  Cartage  &  Storage  Co  Cleveland 

Toledo  Warehouse  Co.,  13  09  Lagrange  St  Toledo 

Union  Storage  Co  Dayton 

Springfield  Transfer  &  Storage  Co  Springfield 

Oklahoma — O.  K.  Transfer  &  Storage  Co  Oklahoma  City 

Guthrie  Transfer  Co  Guthrie 

Oregon — Theodore  B.  Wilcox,  Municipal  Dock  Portland 

Pennsylvania — Union  Storage  Co  Pittsburgh 

Albert  Cross,  Ex.-Secy.  B.  R.  P.,  Pier  16  Philadelphia 

Erie  Storage  &  Carting  Co  Erie 

Rhode  Island — Merchants  Cold  Storage  &  Warehouse  Co  Providence 

Andrews  Express  and  Storage  Warehouse  Newport 

South  Carolina — The  Carolina  Co  Charleston 

Manufacturers  Warehouse  Co  Greenville 

South  Dakota^ — Blue  Line  Transfer  Co  Pierre 

Sioux  Palls  Warehouse  Co  Sioux  Falls 

Tennessee — Nashville  Warehouse  &  Elevator  Co  Nashville 

Chattanooga  Warehouse  &,  Cold  Storage  Co  Chattanooga 

Texas — Texas  Warehouse  Co.,  Inc  Houston 

Scobey  Fireproof  Storage  Co  San  Antonio 

Robert  Frazier  Waco 

Fort  Worth  Warehouse  &  Transfer  Co  Fort  Worth 

Western  Transfer  &  Storage  Co  El  Paso 

Dallas  Transfer  Co  Dallas 

(Jtah — Redman  Fireproof  Storage  Co  Salt  Lake  City 

Vermont — C.  H.  Jillson  Montpelier 

V^irginia — Jones  &  Co  Norfolk 

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Washington — Carter  Transfer  Co  Ellensburg 

Spokane  Transfer  &  Storage  Co  Spokane 

Eyres  Storage  &  Distributing  Co  Seattle 

G.  F.  Trowbridge  Walla  Walla 

West  Virginia — Citizens  Transfer  &  Storage  Co  Parkersburg 

Wisconsin — A.  D.  Campbell — All  Railroad  Freight  Depots  Milwaukee 

Wyoming — Nearest  Depot  in  adjoining  States. 

The  Commission  acknowledges  the  courtesy  of  the  American  Chain  of 
Warehouses. 


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General  Instructions  for  Shipping  to  Ports 


Marking. 

1.  Mark  every  box,  bale,  bbl.,  sack  or  car-tag  i  a  b  C  U  Do  not  permit 
any  other  marks  or  messages  whatever  in  or  on  packages,  and  especially 
permit  nothing  mentioning  any  official  of  any  belligerent  country, 
including  Belgian  officials.  The  most  innocent  communication  or  mark  may 
be  suspected  of  being  a  military  code  message  and  prevent  the  distribution 
of  our  entire  consignment. 

Notification. 

2.  Notify  The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium,  71  Broadway,  New 
York,  by  telegraph  collect,  when  carload  lots  are  ready  to  go  forward,  so 
that  we  can  advise  routing. 

Shipping  Papers, 

3.  In  shipping  freight  to  seaboard,  consign  all  goods  to  The  Com- 
mission for  Relief  in  Belgium,  to  nearest  terminals  named  in  list  below. 
Original  bill  of  lading  and  shipping  papers  should  be  sent  to  the  agent  at 
the  port  to  which  goods  are  consigned.  Send  two  memorandum  copies  of 
bill  of  lading  to  Traffic  Dept.,  The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium,  71 
Broadway. 

Special  Instructions  for  Terminal  Ports 

Consignment  of  Goods. 

When  we  wire  you  to  ship  to — 

Boston,  Mass.:  Please  consign  goods  to  The  Commission  for  Relief  in 
Belgium,  "FOR  EXPORT,"  sending  papers  to  Port  Agents,  A.  C.  Lombard 
&  Son,  110  State  Street,  Boston,  Mass.  Send  two  non-negotiable  copies  of 
bill  of  lading  to  Traffic  Dept.,  The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium, 
71  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

New  York:  Carload  Shipments — Consign  all  carload  shipments  through 
to  New  York,  N.  Y.,  "LIGHTERAGE  FREE,  FOR  EXPORT."' 

Less  Carload  Shipments — Consign  all  less  than  carload  shipments 
through  to  Bush  Terminal,  South  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Send  all  papers  to  The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium,  71  Broadway, 
New  York,  N.  Y. 

Philadelphia:  Consign  through  to  The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Bel- 
gium, "FOR  EXPORT,"  City  Pier  16,  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  and  send  all  papers 
to  Port  Agents,  Gailey,  Davis  &  Co.,  316  Walnut  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Send  two  non-negotiable  copies  of  bill  of  lading  to  Traffic  Dept.,  The  Com- 
mission for  Relief  in  Belgium,  71  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

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Baltimore:  Consign  goods  through  to  The  Commission  for  Relief  in 
Belgium,  "FOR  EXPORT,"  sending  all  papers  to  Port  Agents,  Terminal 
Shipping  Co.,  505-507  Keyser  Bldg.,  Baltimore,  Md.  Send  two  non-negotiable 
copies  of  bill  of  lading  to  Traffic  Dept.,  The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Bel- 
gium, 71  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Newport  News,  Va.:  .  Consign  goods  through  to  The  Commission  for 
Relief  in  Belgium,  "FOR  EXPORT,"  sending  all  papers  to  Port  Agents, 
Barber  &  Co.,  Norfolk,  Va.  Send  two  non-negotiable  copies  of  bill  of 
lading  co  Traffic  Dept.,  The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium,  71  Broadway, 
New  York,  N.  Y. 

Norfolk,  Va.:  Consign  goods  through  to  The  Commission  for  Relief 
in  Belgium,  "FOR  EXPORT,"  sending  all  papers  to  Port  Agents,  Barber 
&  Co.,  Norfolk,  Va.  Send  two  non-negotiable  copies  of  bill  of  lading  to 
Traffic  Dept.,  The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium,  71  Broadway,  New 
York,  N.  Y. 

Charleston:  Consign  goods  through  to  The  Commission  for  Relief  in 
Belgium,  "FOR  EXPORT,"  sending  all  papers  to  Port  Agents,  Carolina 
Company,  Charleston,  S,  C.  Send  two  non-negotiable  copies  of  bill  of  lad- 
ing to  Traffic  Dept.,  The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium,  71  Broadway, 
New  Y,ork,  N.  Y. 

New  Orleans:  Consign  goods  through  to  The  Commission  for  Relief 
in  Belgium,  "FOR  EXPORT,"  sending  all  papers  to  Port  Agents,  Norton, 
Lilly  &  Co.,  711  Whitney  Central  Building,  New  Orleans,  La.  Send  two  non- 
negotiable  copies  of  bill  of  lading  to  Traffic  Dept.,  The  Commission  for  Relief 
in  Belgium,  71  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Portland,  Maine:  Consign  goods  through  to  The  Commission  for  Relief 
in  Belgium,  "FOR  EXPORT,"  sending  all  papers  to  Port  Agents,  The 
Robert  Redford  Co.,  Ltd.,  Portland,  Maine.  Send  to  non-negotiable  copies 
of  bill  of  lading  to  Traffic  Dept.,  The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium, 
71  Broadway,  New  York. 

Portland,  Oregon:  Consign  goods  through  to  The  Com  mission  for  Re- 
lief in  Belgium,  "FOR  EXPORT,"  sending  all  papers  to  Port  Agent,  Mr. 
Theodore  B.  Wilcox,  care  of  Portland  Flouring  Mills  Company,  Portland, 
Ore.  Send  two  non-negotiable  copies  of  bill  of  lading  to  Traffic  Dept.,  The 
Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium,  71  Broadway,  New  York,  N,  Y. 

Seattle,  Wash.:  Cousign  goods  through  to  The  Commission  for  Reliel 
in  Belguim,  "FOR  EXPORT,"  sending  all  papers  to  Port  Agents,  Dodwell 
&  Co.,  Seattle,  Wash.  Send  two  non-negotiable  copies  of  bill  of  lading  to 
Traffic  Dept.,  The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium,  71  Broadway,  New 
York,  N.  Y. 

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San  P('(]ro,  Cal.:  Consign  goods  through  to  The  Commission  for  Relief 
in  Belgium,  "FOR  EXPORT,"  sending  all  papers  to  Port  Agents,  Swayne  & 
Hoyt,  San  Pedro,  Cal.  Send  two  non-negotiable  copies  of  bill  of  lading  to 
Traffic  Dept.,  The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium,  71  Broadway,  New 
York,  N.  Y. 

San  Francisco:  Consign  goods  through  to  The  Commission  for  Relief 
in  Belgium,  "FOR  EXPORT,"  sending  all  papers  to  Port  Agents,  Sawyer  & 
Hoyt,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  Send  two  non-negotiable  copies  of  bill  of  lading 
to  Traffic  Dept.,  The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium,  71  Broadway,  New 
York,  N.  . 

Tacoma,  Wash.:  Consign  goods  through  to  The  Commission  for  Relief 
in  Belgium,  "FOR  EXPORT,"  sending  all  papers  to  Port  Agents,  Dodwell  & 
Co.,  Tacoma,  Wash.  Send  two  non-negotiable  copies  of  bill  of  lading  to 
Traffic  Dept.,  The  Commission  for  Relief  in  Belgium,  71  Broadway,  New 
York,  N.  Y. 

4.  All  Bills  of  Lading  must  be  marked  "FOR  EXPORT." 
Valuation. 

5.  State  approximate  value  on  B /L  for  customs  clearance.  Mark  the 
contents  plainly  on  each  tag  or  package. 

Packing. 

6.  Extra  strong  cases  and  packing  indispensable. 
Perishable  Goods. 

7.  If  shipments  of  perishable  goods,  such  as.  potatoes  and  vegetables, 
are  tendered,  please  notify  Commission  before  assembling.  At  the  present 
time  arrangements  have  not  been  completed  for  transporting  this  class  of 
food.    When  they  are,  due  notice  will  be  given. 

Free  Transportation. 

10.  Ship  at  once  to  the  nearest  port  herein  listed  w^hen  you  have  been 
advised  regarding  routing  except  where  official  Committees  may  have  other- 
wise arranged.  Many  of  the  railroad  companies  donate  free  transportation. 
Where  this  is  not  done,  payment  for  freight  is  made  in  New  York. 

Bulk  Grain. 

Report  by  telegraph  proposed  shipments  of  grain  in  bulk  to  thfi  Com- 
mission for  shipping  directions. 

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IDEAL  BOX 


FOR  INFANTS 
(Green  Band) 

20  1-lb.    tins   sweetened  condensed 
milk. 

2  1-lb.  tins  patent  barley  flour, 

2  1-lb.  cotton  sacks  rice, 

1  3-lb.  sack  rolled  oats, 

1  3-lb.  sack  yellow  corn  meal, 

1  %-lb.  sack  salt, 

1  can  opener, 

1  box. 

Net  weight  of  food,  3 01/2  lbs.; 
gross  weight  of  box,  packed,  36^ 
lbs.;  size  of  box,  IS  xl2  x  Q%  inches. 

This  will  support  one  infant  for 
four  weeks. 


FOR  WELL  ADULTS 
(Red  Band) 
3  No.  3  tins  beans, 
3  No.  1  tins  pink  Alaska  salmon, 
1  5-lb.  cotton  sack  rolled  oats, 
1  5-lb.  cotton  sack  yellow  corn  meal, 
1  5-lb.  cotton  sack  yellow  split  peas, 
1  2-lb.  cotton  sack  granulated  sugar, 
1  3-lb.  sack  70/80  California  prunes, 
1  7-lb.  cotton  sack  wheat  flour, 
1  1-lb.  cotton  sack  salt, 
1  can  opener, 
1  box. 

Net  weight  of  food,  38i^  lbs.; 
gross  weight  of  box,  packed,  48  lbs.; 
size  of  box,  17%  x  11  x  11  inches. 

This  will  keep  a  family  of  four  for 
two  weeks. 


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THE  WOMAN'S  SECTION 
of 

THE  COMMISSION  FOR  RELIEF  IN  BELGIUM 

1  Madison  Avenue,  New  York 
Mrs.  Lindon  Bates,  Chairman  Miss  Anne  Morgan,  Treasurer 

Mrs.  August  Belmont  Mrs.  William  K.  Vanderljilt 

Mrs.  Edward  R.  Hewitt  Miss  Maude  Wetmore 

Miss  Mary  Parsons  Miss  Grace  Parker,  Secretary 

EXECUTIVE  CO-OPERATING  COMMITTEE 

PRESIDENTS  OF  INTERNATIONAL.  AND  NATIO.VAI.  OHGA XIZ ATIOXS 

Mrs.  Kate  Walter  Barrett  National  Council  of  Women 

Mrs.  Carrie  Chapman  Catt  International  Woman's  Suffrage  Alliance 

Mrs.  Truman  1{.  Newberry  Needlework  Guild  of  America 

Mrs.  Frederic    SchofC  Congress   at  Mothers 

Mrs.  Wm.  Gumming:  Story  ...Daughters  of  American  Revolution 

Miss  Frances  W.  Sibley  Girls'  Friendly  Society  in  America 

Mrs.  Mary  Boomer  Page  International  Kindergarten  Union 

Miss  Caroline  L.  Humphrey  Association  of  Collegiate  Alumnae 

Mrs.  Henry  Oleshelmer  National  Federation  of  Women  Workers 

Miss  Maude  Wetmore,  Chairman 

National  Civic  Federation,  Woman's  Department 

Mrs.  Joseph  M.  Strout  Woman's  National  Rivers  and  Harbors  Congress 

Mrs.  Wm.  O.  Thompson  National  Federation  of  College  Women 

Mrs.  Henry  C.  Coe  National  Society  of  New  England  Women 

Miss  Anna  A.  Gordon  National  Woman's  Temperance  Union 

Mrs.  John  W.  Stewart  ...National  Plant,  Flower  and  Fruit  Guild 

Mrs.  Arthur  M.  Dodge  National  Association  Opposed  to  Woman  Suffrage 

Miss  Julia  Chester  Wells  Daughters  of  the  Cincinnati 

Rev.  Anna  H.  Shaw  Natlotial  American  Woman  Suffrage  Association. 

Mrs.  Clarence  L.  Bleakley  Daughters  of  the  Revolution 

Mrs.  Nathaniel  E.  Harris  National  Council  of  Jewish  Women 

Mrs.  Teresa  M.  Molanthy 

(Woman's  Section)  Nat'l  Conference  of  Catholic  Charities 

PRESIDENTS   OF   STATE   FEDERATIONS   OF   WOMEN'S  CLUBS 
Mrs.  I.   J.   Haley  Alabama  Mrs.  Wm.  T.  Ropes  New  Jersey- 
Mrs.  John  I.  Moore  Arkansas  Mrs.  Rupert   F.   Asplund.New  Mexico 

Mrs.  Lillian  Pray-Palmer  ..California  Mrs.  Albert  H.  Hildreth .  .  .  New  York 

Mrs.  S.   J.    Reynolds  Delaware  Mrs.  Tom    Hope  Oklahoma 

Mrs.  Ellis   Logan..  Dist.   of   Columbia  Mrs.  Samuel    Semple ....  Pennsylvania 

Mrs.  W.    S.    Jennings  Florida  Mrs.  Wm.  M.  Congdon.  .Rhode  Island 

Mrs.  Z.    I.    Fitzpatrick  Georgia  Mrs.  J.   W.    Allen  South  Carolina 

Mrs.  Benj.   B.   Clark  Iowa  Mrs.  Zillah  E.  Wilson.  .South  Dakota 

Mrs.  C.    B.    W^alker  Kansas  Mrs.  Henry    B.    Fall  Texas 

Mrs.  Frederick   P.   Abbott  Maine  Mrs.  Emeline    B.    Wells  Utah 

Mrs.  Edward    C.    Wilson ....  Maryland  Mrs.  Geo.   H.   Smilie  Vermont 

Mrs.  R.   H.   Ashbaugh  Michigan  Mrs.  M.    M.    Caldwell  Virginia 

Mrs.  J.    J.    McGrath  Mississippi  Mrs.  R.  L  Hutchinson.  .West  Virginia 

Mrs.  W.    R.    Chivvis  Missouri  Mrs.  R.   A.   Morton  Wyoming 

Mrs.  Tylar  B.   Thompson ....  Montana  , 

PRESIDENTS    OP   CITY  ORGANIZATIONS 

Mrs.  James  S.  Cushman,  Young  Women's  Christian  Association  of  New  York: 
THE   WOMAN'S  SECTION 
State  Chairmen 

Mrs.  Cyrus  P.  Orr,  2704  Highland  Ave.,  Birmingham  Alabama 

Mrs.  John  I.  Moore,  Helena  Arkansas 

Mrs.  William  H.  Crocker,  Crocker  National  Bank,  San  Francisco  California 

Mrs.  S.  J.  Reynolds.  Smyrna  Delaware 

Mrs.  W.  S.  Jennings,  .Tacksonville  Florida 

Mrs.  Z.  I.  Fitzpatrick,  Thomasville  Georgia 

Mrs.  H.  R.  Allen,  W^allace  ...Idaho 

Mrs.  H.  W.  Spaulding,  Grinnell  Iowa 

Mrs.  C.  B.  Walker,  Norton  Kansas 

Mrs.  Luther  E.  Hall  (Honorary),  New  Orleans  Louisiana 

Mrs.  Frederick  W.  Parham,  1429  Seventh  St.,  New  Orleans  Louisiana 

Mrs.  Frederick  P.  Abbott,  Saco  Maine 

Mrs.  Edward  C.  Wilson,  Bellona  Ave.,  Govans  Maryland 

Mrs.  David  O.  Mears,  3  Fuller  Place,  Cambridge  Massachusetts 

Mrs.  R.  H.  Ashbaugh,  43  Boston  Boulevard,  Detroit  Michigan 

Mrs.  Cassius  M.  Ferguson,  124  East  13th  St.,  Minneapolis  Minnesota 

Mrs.  J.  J.  McGk-ath,  Canton  Mississippi 

Mrs.  W.  R.  Chivvis,  4232  W.  Pine  Boulevard,  St.  Louis  Missouri 

Mrs.  Tylar  B.  Thompson,  Missoula  Montana 

Mrs.  W.  G.  Langworthy-Taylor,  435  N.  25th  St«,  Lincoln  Nebraska 

Mrs.  C.  P.  Squires,  Las  Vegas  Nevada 

Mrs.  Wm.  T.  Ropes,  19  Gates  Ave.,  Montclair  New  Jersey 

Mrs.  S.  C.  Nutter,  Clovis  New  Mexico 

Mrs.  Albert  H.  Hildreth.  752  Comstock  Ave.,  Syracuse  New  York 

Mrs.  William  O.  Thompson,  Ohio  State  University,  Columbus  Ohio 

Mrs.  Tom  Hope,  530  East  10th  St.,  Ada  Oklahoma 

Miss  Henrietta  E.  Failing,  Portland  Oregon 

Mrs.  Samuel   Semple,   Titusville  -...Pennsylvania 

Mrs.  J.  E.  Bird,  Watertown  ..South  Dakota 

Mrs.  Henry  B.  Pall.  Houston  Texas 

Mrs.  Arthur  E.  Raze,  Earlham  Court,  Tacoma  Washington 

Mrs.  R.  L.  Hutchinson,  1509  6th  Ave.,  Huntington  West  Virginia 

Mrs.  W.  W.  Coleman,  323  Juneau  Ave.,  Milwaukee  Wisconsin 

Mrs.  Arch.ie   .Allison,    Chevenne...   Wyoming- 


